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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Gillis (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Gillis. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Gillis is located in Siskiyou County.

To see how the shape of California's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Siskiyou County: Del Norte, Humboldt, Modoc, Shasta, Trinity, Jackson (OR), Josephine (OR) & Klamath (OR).

Below are the counties that are near Gillis. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Gillis:

  • Siskiyou County     (The home county of Gillis)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gillis, with the one closest to Gillis listed first.
    • Dorris
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Somerset
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
      • Somerset is located in Siskiyou County
    • Macdoel
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Hebron
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hebron
      • Mount Hebron is located in Siskiyou County
    • Bogus ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bogus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogus
      • Bogus is located in Siskiyou County
    • Ager
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ager
      • Ager is located in Siskiyou County
    • Little Shasta
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Shasta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Shasta
      • Little Shasta is located in Siskiyou County
    • Hornbrook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Cougar ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cougar
      • Cougar is located in Siskiyou County
    • Tennant
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
      • Tennant is located in Siskiyou County
    • Montague
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
      • Big Springs is located in Siskiyou County
    • Grenada
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackson County (OR)
    • Colestin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colestin
      • Colestin is located in Jackson County (OR)
  • Klamath County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Gillis, with the one closest to Gillis listed first.
    • Worden
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worden
      • Worden is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Keno
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Midland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • White Lake City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake City
      • White Lake City is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Klamath Falls
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Merrill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
      • Merrill is located in Klamath County (OR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrill <1>
    • Altamont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
      • Altamont is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Pelican City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelican City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican City
      • Pelican City is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Terminal City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terminal City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terminal City
      • Terminal City is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Pine Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
      • Pine Grove is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Oretech
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Gillis, see our County-by-County Page for Gillis.

Newspapers Published in Gillis ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 29 newspapers that have been published in the area around Gillis.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Gillis, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Gillis.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Gillis:

Cemeteries Near Gillis ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Gillis.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Gillis covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Gillis, with the one closest to Gillis listed first.

  • Way Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Way Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Way Cemetery
  • Picard Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Picard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Picard Cemetery
  • Lakeview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lakeview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lakeview Cemetery
  • Worden Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Worden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Worden Cemetery
  • Spencer Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencer Cemetery
  • Keno Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keno Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keno Cemetery
  • Pinehurst Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinehurst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinehurst Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #39274 <5>
  • Mt. Laki Cemetery
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Little Shasta Cemetery
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Shasta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Shasta Cemetery
  • Klamath Memorial Park
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Klamath Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Klamath Memorial Park
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Cemetery
  • Merrill IOOF Cemetery
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Linkville Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Henley - Hornbrook Cemetery
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henley - Hornbrook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henley - Hornbrook Cemetery
    • Eternal Hills Memorial Gardens
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Gillis in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Gillis.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Gillis, with the one closest to Gillis listed first.

  • Beswick
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beswick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beswick
    • Beswick is located in Siskiyou County
  • Mount Hebron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hebron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hebron
    • Mount Hebron is located in Siskiyou County
  • Keno
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Bogus ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bogus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bogus
    • Bogus is located in Siskiyou County
  • Plevna ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plevna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
    • Plevna is located in Klamath County (OR)
  • Ager
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ager
    • Ager is located in Siskiyou County
  • Little Shasta
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Shasta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Shasta
    • Little Shasta is located in Siskiyou County
  • Hornbrook
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Henley
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley
    • Henley is located in Siskiyou County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Montague
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Steinman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steinman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinman
      • Steinman is located in Jackson County (OR)
    • Olene
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olene
      • Olene is located in Klamath County (OR)
    • Barron ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron
      • Barron is located in Jackson County (OR)
    • Gregory
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
      • Gregory is located in Jackson County (OR)
    • Colestin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colestin
      • Colestin is located in Jackson County (OR)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Gillis. See our List of 1890's Communities around Gillis.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gillis. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Siskiyou County: www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gillis) to Point B.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gillis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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